lose track

idiom

: to stop being aware of how something is changing, what someone is doing, etc.

With so much going on, it's easy to lose track.

—usually + of

It's easy to lose track of what's going on.

I'm sorry I'm late. I lost track of the time.

We lost track of each other after high school.

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But a listener tuning in to the candidates’ debates this week could easily lose track of which was which. —

Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 While cloud environments are ideal for remote or hybrid workforces, their use can cause organizations to easily lose track of data. —

Expert Panel®, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 As memory and thinking problems accelerate, these seniors can lose track of bills, have their electricity shut off, or be threatened with eviction. —

Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024 Today’s LLMs often lose track of the context in conversations, leading to contradictions or nonsensical responses. —

Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for lose track